Russia sends note to Montenegrin Foreign Ministry asking for more embassy security to avoid provocations during Ukrainian march

MOSCOW. Feb 17 (Interfax) - Russia has sent a note to the Montenegrin Foreign Ministry requesting that the security of the Russian embassy be increased to avoid provocations during a Unity March organized by the Ukrainian embassy, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.

"The Ukrainian consul in Podgorica has attached the 'Russia must be destroyed' hashtag to his post on Facebook. He removed the hashtag several hours later. The Russian embassy sent a note to the Montenegrin Foreign Ministry with a request to strengthen security of our embassy in the event of provocations on February 19, when the Ukrainian embassy organizes a Unity March," Zakharova said on Telegram.